“Currently, public and cabin toilets are operational in certain sections of the ship, power has been restored to a limited number of elevators, and some power in the Lido dining area is providing for hot coffee and limited hot food service,” says the statement from Mr. Carhill.

This is another in the long line of cruise ship incidents that have plagued Carnival Corporation over the past few years. The Carnival Splendor was disabled due to an engine fire in 2010; how the engine fire disabled all of the power on the ship remains unknown. The tragedy of the grounding and sinking of the Costa Concordia and the engine fire of the Costa Allegra are present reminders of the potential dangers on the sea.